CSS Industries, Inc. [PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA] (NYSE: CSS) announced the resignation of Keith W. Pfeilas the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective August 2, 2019. Mr. Pfeil is leaving the Company to become the chief financial officer for a larger, publicly traded company in the medical device industry.

Williams Industrial Services Group Inc. [ATLANTA, GEORGIA] (OTCQX: WLMS) announced that its chief financial officer, Tim Howsman, has retired to spend more time with his family at home in Arkansas. Tracy Pagliara, President and CEO, has been appointed interim Chief Financial Officer. Pagliara began his career in public accounting. During the last 20 years, he has been an officer for multiple public companies, including his service in various executive roles with the Company since April 2010. He also currently serves as a director for the Company and Westwater Resources (NASDAQ: WWR), where he is a member of its Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.

Chris Turner

Yum! Brands, Inc.[LOUISVILLE, KY] (NYSE: YUM) announced that Chris Turner will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 8, 2019. Turner joins Yum! Brands from PepsiCo, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President and General Manager leading PepsiCo’s retail and ecommerce businesses with Walmart in the U.S. and more than 25 countries and across PepsiCo’s brands in the beverage, snack and nutrition categories. Prior to leading PepsiCo’s Walmart business, Turner served as Senior Vice President of Transformation for PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America business. Previously, he led the long-term strategic planning processes related to growth acceleration, category expansion and M&A as Senior Vice President of Strategy for Frito-Lay. Chris previously spent more than 13 years at McKinsey & Company, where he served as a Partner in the firm’s Dallas office.

Daniel J. Busch

InvenTrust Properties Corp.[DOWNERS GROVE, IL] announced that Daniel J. Buschhas been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective September 3, 2019. Adam M. Jaworski, who has served as the Company’s Interim Principal Financial Officer since August 2018, will continue in his role as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. Busch most recently served as Managing Director, Retail at Green Street Advisors. Prior to serving as Managing Director, Mr. Busch served in increasingly senior roles at Green Street. Previously, Mr. Busch served as an equity research analyst at Telsey Advisory Group and worked in a corporate capacity at Petco Animal Supplies Inc.

HSBC North America Holdings Inc. [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Kavita Mahtanias Chief Financial Officer. The appointment is effective Oct. 1, 2019. Mahtani joins HSBC from Citigroup, where she has most recently served as Head of Asset and Liability Management for Citi Corporate Treasury. She has held a number of significant strategic roles at Citigroup, including Chief Financial Officer, Global Corporate & Investment Banking; Global Head of Financial Planning and Analysis; and Director, Investor Relations. Before joining Citigroup in 2006, she held key roles at Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley.

Marty Meyer

GAN Integrity [NEW YORK] announced Marty Meyeras its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Meyer joins GAN Integrity after serving as CFO at Sailthru. Meyer additionally served as CFO at Shapeways, President at Corero Network Security, and as Vice President and COO at ExtendMedia Corporation.

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. [RICHMOND, VA] (NYSE: APLE) announced the appointment of Rachael Rothmanto the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Company. Rothman will succeed Bryan Peeryas Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. As previously announced, Mr. Peery plans to retire from the Company in the first quarter of 2020. Mr. Peery will continue as Executive Vice President and, effective July 1, 2019, will become Chief Accounting Officer for the Company. Rothman most recently served as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Strategy for Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. From 2010 until 2018, Ms. Rothman served as a Senior Analyst for Susquehanna International Group, LLP (“SIG”). Prior to joining SIG, she held several positions of increasing responsibility within Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. covering various public lodging, restaurant and gaming companies. Ms. Rothman’s career began in the lodging industry, where she held various roles in hotel operations, including general manager.

Merchant Investment Management [NEW YORK] announced that Amit Groverwill join the private partnership as Chief Financial Officer. Grover has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry during which he has held various management positions at firms including Dynasty Financial Partners, Morgan Stanley, Smith Barney and Citibank.

CureMatch [SAN DIEGO] announced that Katie Breitenbachhas joined as chief financial officer. Breitenbach has held positions as CFO, VP of finance, and director of finance.

Elios Therapeutics, LLC [AUSTIN, TX] announced the appointment of Phillip Johnson as chief financial officer. Johnson joins Elios after having served as an executive and consultant for a number of publicly traded, privately held, private equity and pre-IPO companies. Prior to consulting, Mr. Johnson served as chief financial officer for Xeris Pharmaceuticals. Prior to Xeris, Mr. Johnson was vice president and corporate controller at ArthroCare Corporation. Earlier in his career, he served in several key finance and leadership roles at Maverick Tube Corporation, SAVI, LLC and Primary Webworks.

Big Lots, Inc.[COLUMBUS, OH] (NYSE: BIG) announced that Jonathan Ramsdenhas been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, effective August 5, 2019. Ramsden will succeed Timothy A. Johnson, who will transition away from his roles effective August 5, 2019, to pursue other opportunities. Ramsden spent over seven years with Abercrombie & Fitch Co., joining as Chief Financial Officer in 2008 and later serving as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. Prior to A&F, he spent ten years as Chief Financial Officer of TBWA Worldwide, a global marketing services group, after having served as Controller of TBWA’s parent, the Omnicom Group Inc.

PDL BioPharma, Inc. [INCLINE VILLAGE, NV] (NASDAQ: PDLI) announced the resignation of Chief Financial Officer, Peter Garcia, who will be leaving the Company effective August 15, 2019.

Shutterstock, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: SSTK) announced that Co-Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Steven Berns will depart from his roles at Shutterstock to pursue other opportunities. The Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, Steve Ciardiellohas been appointed to the role of interim Chief Financial Officer.

Vista Gold Corp. [DENVER, COLORADO] (TSX & NYSE American: VGZ) announced the appointment of Douglas Tobleras Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He succeeds Jack Engele, who is retiring as Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, following 6 ½ years of service with the Company. Tobler most recently was CFO of Lydian International. Prior to Lydian, Tobler was CFO of Alacer Gold Corp.

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. [OCALA, Fla.] (NYSE American: HEB) announced that Adam Pascale is retiring from the position of Chief Financial Officer after nearly a quarter century with the company. Pascale joined Hemispherx in 1995 as an accounting manager, rising to the position of Chief Accounting Officer before being named CFO in 2016.

Globus Medical [AUDUBON, PA] (NYSE: GMED) announced the appointment of Keith W. Pfeilas its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective August 19, 2019. Pfeil joins Globus Medical after almost 16 years at CSS Industries, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Independent Bank Corporation [GRAND RAPIDS, MI] (NASDAQ: IBCP), the holding company of Independent Bank, announced that Robert Shuster, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation and the Bank, has notified the organization of his intention to retire on or about Jan. 31, 2020. Mr. Shuster has served as the Chief Financial Officer since May 2001 and prior to that served as the President and CEO of a subsidiary bank of the Corporation from September 1999 to May 2001. Mr. Shuster first joined Independent Bank Corporation in September 1999, when the Corporation acquired Mutual Savings Bank, where he had served as President and CEO since November 1994.

Energy Focus, Inc. [SOLON, OH] (NASDAQ: EFOI) announced that Tod A. Nestorjoined the company as its President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. From 2017 to 2018, Mr. Nestor served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alumni Ventures Group. Between 2013 and 2016, Mr. Nestor served as the Chief Financial Officer of Merchants Automotive Group, Inc. Previously, Mr. Nestor also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Penn Traffic Company, and Chief Financial Officer for Fairway Holdings Corp. Earlier in his career, Nestor held other senior leadership roles across a wide array of functions in large organizations such as American Eagle Outfitters, HJ Heinz, and WR Grace.

Trevena Inc.[CHESTERBROOK, PA] (NASDAQ: TRVN) announced the appointment of Barry Shin as Chief Financial Officer. Shin was previously Managing Director in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at Mizuho Securities. Prior to joining Mizuho Securities, he was a Managing Director in Guggenheim Securities’ Healthcare Investment Banking Group from 2012 to 2017. From 2005 to 2012, he served in positions of increasing responsibility within the Healthcare Investment Banking Group of Piper Jaffray. From 2001 to 2005, he advised healthcare and technology companies in financing and M&A transactions as a corporate attorney.

Mala Murthy

Teladoc Health, Inc. [PURCHASE, NY] (NYSE: TDOC) announced that it has named Mala Murthyas chief financial officer. Most recently, Murthy was CFO of the Global Commercial Services Segment of American Express. Prior to that, she held various leadership positions with PepsiCo, most notably leading high growth business units with oversight of financial planning and analysis, corporate and international treasury, and corporate strategy.

Carrie Anderson

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation[PLAINSBORO, N.J.] announced the promotion of Glenn Colemanto the newly-created role of chief operating officer (COO) and appointed Carrie Anderson as chief financial officer (CFO). Coleman most recently served as CFO and corporate vice president, responsible for Integra’s international business. In this role, Mr. Coleman oversaw accounting and financial reporting, budgeting, internal audit, tax, treasury, investor relations and IT while also leading our international business. Prior to joining Integra as CFO in 2014, Glenn spent 25 years in financial management positions of increasing responsibility with leading global businesses, including Curtiss-Wright and Alcatel-Lucent. Anderson most recently served as chief accounting officer and corporate controller at Dover Corporation. In addition, she served as chief financial officer for two of Dover’s multi-billion dollar segments. Prior to Dover Corporation, Ms. Anderson spent over a decade at Aptiv (formerly Delphi), serving in various finance functions, including capital planning and investor relations, and ultimately, global segment chief financial officer. She began her career with General Motors in 1991.

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company(Shentel) [EDINBURG, VA] (NASDAQ: SHEN) announced that Jim Volkhas joined the Company as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Volk most recently served as Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations of Uniti Group Inc., from 2016 to 2018. Prior to joining Uniti, he served as Chief Financial Officer of multiple public and private telecommunications companies, including PEG Bandwidth from 2012 to 2016, Hargray Communications Group from 2010 to 2012, and UbiquiTel Inc. from 2001 to 2006. He previously held senior finance positions with AT&T (formerly Cingular Wireless and SBC Wireless) and Comcast. Volk began his professional career as a Senior Accountant with Deloitte.

Ed Sitar

Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc [RALEIGH, NC] (NASDAQ: INNT) announced the appointment of Ed Sitaras its Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Sitar was the chief financial officer of Ammon Labs and Cancer Genetics. He previously has served as the financial leader for a variety of other healthcare companies, including ActiveHealth Management and Cadent Holdings.

Morae Global Corporation[HOUSTON, TEXAS] announced James Rojashas been named Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Rojas spent the first 15 years of his career as a consultant and transitioned into senior leadership roles at companies, including Huron Consulting Group, HBR, US Foodservice and Stop & Shop and Giant grocery chains.

John Scott

Market Force Information [PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA] announced that it has appointed John Scottas its Chief Financial Officer. Scott was most recently the CFO for Network Twentyone International.

Ouster [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that it has appointed Oliver Hutaffas its first Chief Financial Officer. Hutaff was previously COO/CFO at Electric Imp from 2013 to 2019 and CFO at Roku Inc. from 2010 to 2012.

Edward Kinsey

Robomart [MILPITAS, Calif.] announced the addition of Edward P. Kinseyto the role of CFO. Kinsey is a serial entrepreneur and senior executive. He was the co-founding CFO of e-commerce giant Ariba. Kinsey most recently served on the Advisory Board of Docusign.

Impel NeuroPharma [SEATTLE] announced the appointment of John Leaman as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Leaman most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development at Selecta Biosciences. His prior appointments include serving as Head of Corporate Development at InfaCare Pharmaceutical Corp., Chief Financial Officer of Medgenics Inc., and senior roles at Shire plc. and Devon Park Bioventures. John began his career serving a range of life sciences companies as an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company.

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.[SHIPPENSBURG, PA] (NASDAQ: ORRF), the parent company of Orrstown Bank and Wheatland Advisors, Inc., announced that Thomas R. Bruggerwill join the Company and the Bank as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective July 15, 2019. Most recently, Brugger served as the Chief Financial Officer of Sun National Bank and, prior to his approximately six year tenure at Sun National, served as CFO of Customers Bank, following 15 years as EVP/Corporate Treasurer of Sovereign Bank (now Santander).

Chris Nagel

Leaf Home Solutions [HUDSON, Ohio] announced the appointment of Christopher Nagelas Chief Financial Officer. Nagel joins Leaf Home Solutions from Fairmount Santrol, where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Larry Napolitan, who has been CFO since 2016, will remain at Leaf Home Solutions under the newly created position of Vice President of Finance.

Dyadic International, Inc. [JUPITER, FL] (NASDAQ: DYAI) announced the appointment of Ping Rawsonto Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Rawson was previously the Chief Accounting Officer of Dyadic and joined the Company in 2016. Prior to joining Dyadic, Ms. Rawson has served in a variety of finance and accounting management roles in several publicly-traded companies.

Karl Jaeger

Artivest [NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO] announced the appointment of Karl Jaegeras Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Artivest, Jaeger was CFO of Strategic Insight. He previously served as CFO of Fundtech, and as CFO and Chief Operating Officer of Wall Street Systems. Earlier in his career, he spent 14 years with Thomson Financial (now Thompson Reuters), where he last served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Business Development.

ComplySci[NEW YORK] named Bill Fahrbachas Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining ComplySci, Fahrbach held the CFO position at Watermark, Workwave and Mobile Commons. He also served as Senior Director of Corporate Development and Product Operations for Oragenics, Inc.

MSA Security [NEW YORK] announced that former Chief Financial Officer, Michael Kennedy, has been named Chief Administrative Officer. Dean Gels has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining MSA, Gels most recently served as CFO at OVH US. Prior to OVH, he served as the Vice President of Corporate Development at Borderfree.

APR Energy [JACKSONVILLE, Fla.] announced the appointment of its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Ron Crowell. Previously, he served as senior vice president of finance at World Fuel Services, Inc.

Macy’s, Inc. [CINCINNATI] (NYSE: M) announced that Paula A. Price will be appointed chief financial officer. Price will succeed Karen Hoguet who, as previously announced, plans to retire at the end of the 2018 fiscal year. Paula A. Price has 30 years of finance experience mostly from retail and consumer-facing businesses, including as executive vice president, chief financial officer of Ahold USA, and senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer of CVS Caremark Corporation. Price has been a full-time senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and served on the boards of publicly traded retail and technology companies since 2014. She has also held senior level roles at other large companies in the United States and abroad, including JPMorgan Chase, Diageo, Kraft and Sears.

La-Z-Boy Incorporated [MONROE, Mich.] (NYSE: LZB) announced it has appointed Melinda D. Whittington as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Whittington will succeed Louis M. (“Mike”) Riccio who previously announced he will retire from La-Z-Boy. Most recently, she served as CFO of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Kraft Foods Group, Inc. She also spent more than 20 years at The Procter & Gamble Company. Whittington began her career at KPMG.

Sphere Payments LLC [NASHVILLE, TENN.] announced the promotion of Steven Neel to Chief Financial Officer. Neel is the former Executive Vice President of Finance of Anovia Payments. Neel previously served as AVP Mergers & Acquisitions, TransFirst Holdings, Inc.

OUTFRONT Media Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: OUT) announced that it has appointed Matthew Siegel to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Siegel served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CBS Radio Inc. from November 2016 to November 2017, where he was responsible for all financial functions of the business prior to its merger with Entercom Communications Corp. in November 2017. Siegel served as Acting Co-Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Time Warner Cable Inc. from 2015 to 2016, and as Senior Vice President and Treasurer from 2008 to 2015. Before that, he served as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of Time Warner Inc. from 2001 to 2008. Earlier in his career, Siegel held finance positions at Insight Communications Company, Inc. and Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.

Hayward Industries, Inc. [ELIZABETH, N.J.] announced the appointment of Anthony P. Colucci as Chief Financial Officer. Colucci will replace the retiring Andy Diamond, a 14-year Hayward veteran. Over the past twelve years, Tony has served in senior financial leadership roles at Honeywell International, Inc., including eight years as Chief Financial Officer in several large business units, and most recently as CFO for the Performance Materials and Technologies business group. Prior to joining Honeywell, Tony spent nine years at AT&T Wireless. Tony started his career at General Electric Company, spending 5 years as an Accounting Supervisor and Finance Manager.

Molina Healthcare, Inc. [LONG BEACH, Calif.] (NYSE: MOH) announced that it has appointed Thomas L. Tranas its new chief financial officer and treasurer, as Joseph W. White, currently CFO, has announced his plans to retire from the Company. Mr. Tran brings over 35 years’ experience in health care, including six years as CFO of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. Most recently, Mr. Tran was the CFO for Sentry Data Systems. He has also held leadership roles at CareGuide, Uniprise (a principal operating division of UnitedHealth Group), ConnectiCare, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and Cigna.

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE American: NOG) announced the hiring of Nicholas O’Grady as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. O’Grady has nearly two decades of finance experience, both as an investment banker and as a principal investor. Mr. O’Grady began his career in the Natural Resources investment banking group at Bank of America. Later moving to the hedge fund industry, he worked at firms such as Highbridge Capital Management. Most recently he has worked at Hudson Bay Capital Management.

Saban Capital Group, Inc. [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Greg Ivancich as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ivancich will succeed Fred Gluckman, who served as SCG’s CFO since 2010. Mr. Ivancich joins SCG from Exeter Property Group, where he served as Principal and a founding partner of Exeter’s international business and held roles overseeing financial reporting, capital raising, operations and acquisitions including functioning as COO/CFO of Europe. Prior to Exeter, Mr. Ivancich spent his career as an investment banker to the real estate industry where he advised public and private companies. His roles included Director of Real Estate Investment Banking at Barclays and Executive Director of Real Estate Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley.

Contemporary Staffing Solutions [MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.] announced the hire of Tom Verratti as Chief Financial Officer for the company. Prior to joining CSS, Tom most recently served as Director of Finance for CDI Technology where he spent 12 years of his career in variety of strategic and tactical roles.

Translate Bio [LEXINGTON, Mass.] announced the appointment of John R. Schroer as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Translate Bio, Mr. Schroer served as Healthcare Sector Team Head at Allianz Global Investors in San Francisco. Previously, he held various roles at Schroer Capital, L.P., HealthCor Management, L.P., ITROS Capital Management, LLC, INVESCO Funds Group, and Trust Company of the West.

Energy Focus, Inc. [SOLON, Ohio] (NASDAQ: EFOI) announced that Jerry Turin will join the company as its Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. Mr. Turin replaces Michael H. Port, who has been serving as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Secretary since March 2017. Most recently, Mr. Turin served as Chief Financial Officer of Intematix. Prior to that, Mr. Turin was the Chief Financial Officer of Oclaro, from 2008 to 2013. Before that, Mr. Turin served as Oclaro’s Vice President of Finance and was Corporate Controller from 2005 to 2008. Earlier in his career, Mr. Turin was Director of Finance at Silicon Spice and Corporate Controller at Cirrus Logic. Mr. Turin began his career with 11 years at Deloitte & Touche, where he was promoted through multiple levels to Senior Manager.

Zūm [REDWOOD CITY, Calif.] announced that Roie Chizik, former Amazon Executive, has joined the company as the Chief Financial Officer. Chizik will join Zūm from Amazon, where he served as Vice President of Finance of A9.com. Before Amazon, he was Vice President Finance (Mobile and Social Games) at Disney.

EP Wealth Advisors, LLC [TORRANCE, Calif.] has hired Chad Sinclair as its Chief Financial Officer. Chad joins EP Wealth from Deloitte & Touche LLP. He has over a decade of public accounting experience and served as a Mergers & Acquisition specialist for three years.

PhotoShelter [NEW YORK] announced Lisa Fierstein joins as the Chief Financial Officer. She was recently VP Finance at Throtle and CFO at Plus One Holdings. Lisa has also held notable financial leadership roles including the CFO at MetLife Stadium and Zagat.

Web.com Group, Inc. [JACKSONVILLE, Fla.] (NASDAQ: WEB) appointed Jennifer Lada as senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Lada will succeed Kevin Carney, who has been with Web.com for 20 years and has served as executive vice president and CFO since 2002. Lada serves as vice president and chief accounting officer of Web.com. Before joining the company in 2017, Lada was vice president of financial reporting at PGA TOUR, Inc., and at Advanced Disposal was vice president of financial reporting and director of financial reporting and investor relations. Before that, at PricewaterhouseCoopers, she led domestic and international audit teams and served as chief auditor for the state of Florida.

Goodnight Midstream, LLC [DALLAS] announced the addition of Andrejka Bernatova as its Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Ms. Bernatova served as co-founder, EVP and CFO of Core Midstream. Prior to Core, she was the VP of Finance and Investor Relations at PennTex Midstream Partners, LP. Ms. Bernatova also served in investment roles at the Blackstone Group and Mubadala Development Company as well as investment banking roles at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse.

AmeraMex International, Inc. [CHICO, Calif.] (OTC: AMMX) announced the appointment of Hope Dilbeck-Stoneas Chief Financial Officer. Stone will replace Tracie Hannick who has tendered her letter of resignation. Before joining AmeraMex International, Stone was controller and acting CFO at Digital Path, Inc. Prior to joining Digital Path, Inc., Stone was controller and human resource manager for Moana Nursery. Before joining Moana Nursery, Stone held the position of controller and HR manager at ISU Stetson-Beemer Insurance.

Great Lakes Caring, National Home Health Care, and Jordan Health Services [NEW YORK], now a combined company and one of the nation’s largest home-based care providers, announced Eric Slusser has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Express Scripts. Prior to Express Scripts, Mr. Slusser was Chief Financial Officer at Gentiva Health Services, Inc. Mr. Slusser also served in executive roles at Centene Corporation and Cardinal Health, Inc.

Rolland (Rollie) Johns

CSG [GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.] (NASDAQ: CSGS) announced that Rolland (Rollie) Johns has been appointed as the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer. Johns’ appointment as chief financial officer follows the previously announced retirement of former CFO Randy Wiese, who will stay at CSG as a non-executive through the transition of his duties. Johns most recently served as chief accounting officer at CSG since 2013. Prior to this, he spent nearly 20 years with KPMG, most recently as an audit partner.

Lytx [SAN DIEGO] announced that Steve Lifshatz joined the company as chief financial officer (CFO). Lifshatz most recently served as CFO for Fleetmatics. He held the CFO position at Authoria, Lionbridge Technologies, The Dodge Group and Marcam Corporation and served as an independent director and chair of the audit committee for AMICAS, Inc.

F5 Networks [SEATTLE] (NASDAQ: FFIV) announced Francis “Frank” J. Pelzer has joined the company’s leadership team as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Pelzer joins F5 from SAP, where he was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Cloud Business Group. Prior to that, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Concur Technologies. Pelzer has also held senior leadership positions at Deutsche Bank AG and Credit Suisse Group. Additionally, Pelzer serves on the board of directors for Benefitfocus, Inc., Limeade, Inc., and Modumetal, Inc.

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. [LOUISVILLE, Ky.] (NASDAQ: TXRH) announced that Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations, Tonya Robinson, has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Robinson assumes the role previously held by current Texas Roadhouse President, Scott Colosi, who has served as interim CFO since 2015. Robinson joined Texas Roadhouse in 1998. Robinson has served in a variety of roles over the last 20 years including Controller, Director of Financial Reporting and most recently was Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations.

Jason Hollar

Tenneco Inc. [LAKE FOREST, Ill.] (NYSE: TEN) announced that its board of directors has appointed Jason Hollar as chief financial officer. He will succeed Ken Trammell, executive vice president, as part of a planned succession. Hollar joined Tenneco in 2017 as senior vice president, finance, having previously served as chief financial officer for Sears Holding Corporation. Prior to Sears, Jason worked with both Delphi Automotive and Navistar in a number of senior finance roles. His experience includes serving as Delphi’s corporate controller and as vice president of finance for Delphi’s powertrain systems division. At Navistar, he held positions of increasing responsibility including in the company’s engine group, South America operations, corporate financial planning and analysis and as chief financial officer for Navistar’s military/defense subsidiary.

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. [SECAUCUS, N.J.] (NYSE: VSI) announced that Brenda Galgano, EVP and Chief Financial Officer has resigned her position to take a position at another company. In connection with Ms. Galgano’s resignation, Bill Wafford, currently SVP Business Development and Strategy will be named EVP, Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company in July 2017, Mr. Wafford was a partner with KPMG Advisory from 2015 to July 2017. From 2013 to 2014, Mr. Wafford was a Vice President and Managing Director of Walgreens venture capital. From 2012 to 2013, Mr. Wafford was a Vice President – International Finance. From 2009 to 2012, Mr. Wafford was Vice President – Retail Finance with Walgreens.

Patterson Companies [ST. PAUL, Minn.] (NASDAQ: PDCO) announced Donald J. Zurbay as Chief Financial Officer. Zurbay will succeed Dennis W. Goedken, who has been serving as interim CFO and will continue to serve as Corporate Controller. Donald Zurbay most recently served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at St. Jude Medical, Inc. He joined St. Jude Medical in 2003 and held various leadership positions, including Director of Finance and Vice President and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining St. Jude Medical, Zurbay worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers for five years as an Assurance and Business Advisory Services Senior Manager. Before joining PricewaterhouseCoopers, he was a General Accounting Manager at The Valspar Corporation. Zurbay started his career at Deloitte & Touche as an auditor in 1989.

IEX [NEW YORK] announced that Sara Furber is promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Before joining IEX in 2016, Ms. Furber held numerous senior roles over her 20-year career in investment banking and finance, including serving as the Chief Operating Officer of Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley.

Stoli Group® [NEW YORK] named José “Joe” Carvalho as Chief Financial Officer for Stoli Group USA. Carvalho comes to Stoli Group USA from Vita Coco. Prior to his post, Carvalho held the position of Vice President, Finance at The Coca Cola Company.

Lori Sigler

Mspark [HELENA, Ala.] has promoted Lori Sigler to chief financial officer. Sigler previously held the positions of vice president financial planning & analysis and corporate controller during her five-year tenure at Mspark.

Libbey Inc. [TOLEDO, Ohio] (NYSE MKT: LBY) announced the appointment of James C. (Jim) Burmeisterto the position of vice president, chief financial officer. Mr. Burmeister joins Libbey from The Anderson’s, Inc., where he served as vice president, finance and treasurer. Prior to joining The Andersons, Inc., he held roles of increasing responsibility in operations finance with Owens Corning, beginning in 2005 as director, finance of Owens Corning’s cultured stone business and culminating in his role from 2013-2014 as vice president, finance of Owens Corning’s roofing and asphalt division. Earlier in his career, Mr. Burmeister served in a variety of roles with General Electric.

Swift Energy Company [HOUSTON] (OTC: SWTF) announced the appointment of Gleeson Van Riet as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Van Riet succeeds Alton Heckaman, the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer, who previously announced his retirement. Van Riet was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Sanchez Energy Corporation where he held a series of positions of increasing responsibility from April 2013 to March 2016. Mr. Van Riet previously worked as an investment banker with Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in London and Los Angeles.

5W Public Relations [NEW YORK] announced that John Ferrari has joined the agency as Senior Vice President of Finance. Previously, Ferrari served as Chief Financial Officer at Hunter Public Relations. Prior to joining Hunter, Ferrari was Senior Vice President of Finance at MWW Group, and spent over fourteen years as a member of its financial team.

Teforia Company [MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA] announced the appointment of Frank Lucero as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Lucero served as vice president of finance and operations for Livescribe Inc. Prior to that, Lucero held various positions at notable companies, including Intel, Ernst & Young, and Cisco.

B&G Foods, Inc. [PARSIPPANY, N.J.] (NYSE: BGS) announced that Thomas P. Crimmins, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, has resigned. The Company has initiated a search for a new Chief Financial Officer and until one is appointed, Amy Chiovari, currently the Company’s Corporate Controller, will serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer.

VaaS International Holdings, Inc. [FORT WORTH, Texas] has added David E. Janek as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Janek has held positions as CFO, VP & Corporate Controller, VP & Treasurer and other financial leadership roles at companies such as Federal Signal Corporation and The Heico Companies, LLC. Most recently he was President of Broadwind Energy, Inc.’s gearing business, and previously a Group President of Federal Signal Corporation.

Genstar Capital [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the promotion of Melissa Dickerson to CFO and Managing Director, Operations. Ms. Dickerson joined Genstar in 2004 as the Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, Operations. Prior to joining Genstar, she was the Controller of American Industrial Partners. Prior to AIP, Ms. Dickerson worked at Deloitte as a Senior Accountant.

The Allen Institute [SEATTLE] announced that Marjorie Thomas, currently Chief Financial Officer at RealNetworks, will join the Institute’s executive team as CFO. Thomas joined RealNetworks in 2015 as CFO and Treasurer. Prior to joining RealNetworks Thomas held senior financial positions at Intuit, Sony Electronics and Hewlett Packard.

Frontline Education [MALVERN, Pa.] has added Paula Olson to its leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Frontline this January, Olson spent nine years as managing director and head of education technology and services, investment banking at Wells Fargo Securities. Olson’s other experience includes serving as vice president in consumer and retail investment banking at Banc of America Securities and working in an accounting role at Bank of Boston. Olson has also spent time as a Peace Corps volunteer, devoting her time with the Corps in Zimbabwe to business development projects.

First Sound Bank [SEATTLE] (OTCBB: FSWA) announced that Geri Bullard has joined the bank as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Bullard, who began her banking career as a credit analyst in 1994, comes to First Sound Bank after serving as a controller and chief financial officer for community banks in Washington, Idaho and California. She also has served as a bank examiner for the State of Idaho.

Steven Barto

Seegrid [PITTSBURGH] announced it has appointed Steven Barto as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Barto was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ITC Global. Prior to ITC Global, Barto was Senior Vice President, General Manager, and Chief Financial Officer of Vocollect. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of BPL Global, Ltd., and previously held executive financial leadership positions at Ericsson, Marconi, and RELTEC. Barto is also a CPA who began his career and worked through Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse.

iPic Entertainment [BOCA RATON, Fla.] announced the appointment of Paul Westra as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Westra joins iPic after spending over 20 years as a sell-side analyst covering the restaurant industry, including mostly recently at Stifel Financial. Since 2013, Paul has been a Managing Director at Stifel Financial.

Interface, Inc. [ATLANTA] (NASDAQ: TILE) announced the appointment of Bruce Hausmann as its new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Hausmann joins Interface from Aramark Corporation, where he served for the past eight years, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Aramark’s Uniform and Refreshment Services business units. Prior to joining Aramark, he served for seven years at The Walt Disney Company, most recently as Vice President and Segment Controller for the Interactive Media Group.

Calabrio [MINNEAPOLIS, MN] has hired Jenny Kray to serve as Chief Financial Officer. Kray previously served as VP-Finance, Corporate Controller at SPS Commerce. Prior to her role at SPS, she was CFO at Network Instruments.

Deluxe Corporation [ST. PAUL, Minn.] (NYSE: DLX) announced the appointment of Keith A. Bush as Chief Financial Officer. Bush takes over for Edward Merritt, who held the position on an interim basis since September, 2016. Bush joins the Deluxe executive team from American Airlines, where he most recently served as the Senior Vice President of Finance. Bush has worked in the airline industry since 1995, when he joined then Northwest Airlines. He has held varied roles with increasing responsibilities in treasury and financial planning and analysis for Northwest, Delta, US Airways, and American Airlines.

RiceBran Technologies [SCOTTSDALE, Arizona] (NASDAQ: RIBT; RIBTW) announced the appointment of Brent Rystrom to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining RiceBran Technologies, Mr. Rystrom served as Director of Research for Feltl & Company. Prior to that he was at Piper Jaffray. Since 1997, Mr. Rystrom has also successfully acquired and managed a large portfolio of personal agricultural real estate assets, and from 2011 through 2015, he served on the Customer Advisory Board of AgStar.

Mobile Mini, Inc. [PHOENIX] (NASDAQ GS:MINI) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mark E. Funk, will be stepping down as CFO.

Zscaler, Inc. [SAN JOSE, CA] has appointed four-time CFO Karen Blasing to its board of directors as an independent director and the chair of the board’s audit committee. Blasing currently serves on the boards of Ellie Mae, LogRhythm, and MetricStream. Blasing served as Chief Financial Officer for Guidewire Software, Inc. from July 2009 through March 2015. Ms. Blasing has also served as Chief Financial Officer for Force10 Networks, Nuance Communications, and Counterpane Internet Security. She has held senior finance roles at salesforce.com, Informix Corporation, Oracle Corporation and Syntex Pharmaceuticals.

Mike Russell

Zinwave [DALLAS] announced that it has named Mike Russell as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Zinwave, Mike was CFO of Future Telecom, and he was previously CFO at Continental Wireless.

Sean Hammond

InfoArmor, Inc. [SCOTTSDALE, AZ] announced the appointment of Sean Hammond as Chief Financial Officer. Hammond succeeds John Schreiber, who assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer. Hammond has held senior financial leadership roles within several companies including Insys Therapeutics, Medicis Pharmaceutical, XM Satellite Radio, and Pegasus Satellite Television. Prior to 2000, he was a senior financial auditor with Deloitte.

Seven Bridges [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced that Mike Falvey has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Previous experience include Analysis Group, Ahura Scientific, Aspect Medical Systems, and Millennium Pharmaceuticals. Earlier in his career, Mike held management positions at Fidelity Investments, Digital Equipment Corporation, and General Electric.

Platform Specialty Products Corporation [West Palm Beach, Florida] announced that Sanjiv Khattri had resigned as Platform’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Platform appointed John P. Connolly as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Connolly has served as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Platform since September 13, 2016. Prior to joining Platform, Mr. Connolly served as Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at Xylem Inc., from October 2011 to August 2016. Prior to joining Xylem Inc., Mr. Connolly spent five years at ITT during which time he held key roles as Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Director of Accounting. Previously, Mr. Connolly spent 10 years at IBM in roles of increasing responsibility including Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis, Controller of a software division, and Head of Pricing & Licensing Strategy across IBM’s software business, as well as seven years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP reaching the level of Manager.

Emerson Radio Corp. [Hackensack, NJ] announced that Michael Binney was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He replaces previous CFO Andrew L. Davis. Mr. Binney has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since June 2016. Since November 2016, Mr. Binney has also served as an Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer of The Grande Holdings Limited (“Grande”). He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a Fellow Member of the Association of Certified Public Accountants and a Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. From June 2016 through November 2016, Mr. Binney served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Finance Accounting & Company Secretarial) of Grande. From 2010 to March 2016, Mr. Binney served as an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Vinarco International Group of Companies. Mr. Binney previously served as a non-executive director of Grande from 2009 to 2010, and as an Executive Director of Grande from 2001 to 2009. He also was a member of the Board of Directors of Lafe Corporation Limited, as a non-executive director from 2009 to 2010 and as Executive Director from 2001 until 2009. Mr. Binney was a member of the Board of Directors of the Company from 2005 to 2008. Previous to the above appointments, Mr. Binney worked for over 10 years at major international accounting firms including KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Roper Technologies, Inc. [Sarasota, Florida] (NYSE: ROP) announced that Robert Crisci will become Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Crisci is currently Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations. Robert Crisci joined Roper in 2013 as Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations. Prior to joining Roper, he served in various roles across investment banking, consulting and finance. His prior experience includes positions at Morgan Keegan, VRA Partners, Devon Value Advisers and Deloitte & Touche.

Koss Corporation [Milwaukee, Wisconsin] announced that David D. Smith, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has informed the Company that he plans to retire. Mr. Smith has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since January 2010.

SITO Mobile Ltd. [JERSEY CITY, N.J.] (NASDAQ: SITO) announced that it has named Lawrence Firestone as Interim CFO. He replaces Kurt Streams, who has resigned as CFO.

Green Bancorp, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: GNBC) announced the appointment of Terry Earley as Chief Financial Officer for Green Bancorp. Mr. Earley joins Green Bancorp from Yadkin Financial Corporation where he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Earley has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rocky Mountain Bank and Rocky Mountain Capital, as CFO of Bancorp of the Southeast, LLC, and as CFO and Chief Operating Officer of RBC Bank (USA). Most recently, Mr. Earley was the Executive Vice President and CFO of Yadkin Financial Corporation.

Energy Focus, Inc. [SOLON, Ohio] (NASDAQ: EFOI) announced the appointment of Michael H. Port, the Company’s Controller and former Interim Chief Financial Officer, as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. He replaces Bradley B. White, who is retiring. Mr. Port has served as Energy Focus’s Controller since July 2015 and as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Secretary from August to December 2016. From 2010 to July 2015, Mr. Port was a consultant with Resources Global Professionals, during which time he specialized in filling roles such as Interim CFO, Controller and Director of External Reporting for industrial and manufacturing customers, including interim Controller of the Company from April to July 2015. Prior to joining Resources Global Professionals, Mr. Port held various senior level executive positions at both private and public companies, including Mork Process, Inc., Oglebay Norton Company, and Hitachi Medical Systems of America. He began his career at Ernst & Young.

LifeVantage Corporation [SALT LAKE CITY] (NASDAQ: LFVN) announced the appointment of Steven R. Fife as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Fife served from 2014 to 2016 as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Evidera, Inc. Prior to joining Evidera, Inc., Mr Fife’s experience includes serving as Chief Financial Officer for publicly traded companies, including Active Power, Inc. and LECG. In addition, he served in several senior financial roles for Gilead Sciences, Amkor Technologies and JDS Uniphase. He also served as Interim Chief Financial Officer for a non-profit organization, Women’s Initiative for Self Employment. Mr. Fife began his accounting and finance career with Deloitte & Touche.

Whirlpool Corporation [BENTON HARBOR, Mich.] (NYSE: WHR) announced that Larry Venturelli, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer plans to retire from the company. As part of the planned transition, Jim Peters, currently vice president, corporate controller, and chief accounting officer, will succeed Venturelli as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Whirlpool Corporation. Jim Peters was appointed vice president, corporate controller, and chief accounting officer in early 2015 previously having served Vice President, CFO of Whirlpool Corporation’s North American Region since 2010. Peters joined Whirlpool in 2004, holding director positions in various departments until he was appointed as vice president and CFO of Whirlpool EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region in 2008. Prior to joining the company, he was a Manager of Internal Audit for Limited Brands and a Consulting Manager at Ernst & Young.

DataXu [BOSTON, MA.] announced the appointment of Chris Sullivan as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Sullivan joins DataXu from ecommerce company Gazelle, where he started as CFO before progressing to CEO. Prior to his tenure at Gazelle, Sullivan held CFO positions at Fidelity, Pegasystems and Event Zero, as well as senior executive roles at Fisher Scientific and Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC).

Net Element, Inc.[MIAMI, FL] (NASDAQ: NETE) announced that Roman Shakirov has been appointed the Chief Financial Officer of Net Element Russia and emerging markets. Prior to joining Net Element, Mr. Shakirov held senior positions at several leading multinational companies, including: Cherkizovo Group, Gallery Group; Ernst & Young and Grant Thornton.

Spruce Finance Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] has hired Darren Thompson as chief financial officer. Most recently, Thompson served as CFO and executive vice president of strategy at B2R Finance. Previously, he was the CFO at RevolutionMoney. Thompson also served as the senior vice president and head of Fannie Mae’s Credit Finance Business. Prior to Fannie, he was a managing director at Goldman Sachs and a principal at Morgan Stanley.

Franklin Financial Network, Inc. [FRANKLIN, Tenn.] (NYSE: FSB), announced the appointments of Sarah Meyerrose as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Sally Kimble, who has served as EVP, CFO and Chief Administrative Officer since joining the Company in 2012, continues her role as EVP and CAO. Prior to joining the Company, Meyerrose was the President, CEO for Civic Bank & Trust, which she joined in October 2014. From 2009 until joining Civic, Meyerrose was President of Sarah Meyerrose Strategic Solutions LLC. Previously she was with First Horizon National Corporation, the parent of First Tennessee Bank, which she joined in 1982. Among her senior or executive management roles at First Horizon were five years as Senior Vice President, CFO for the Retail and Commercial Bank; five years as President of the Northeast Tennessee regional bank; and eight years as EVP, Chief Operating and Administrative Officer.

CSI Compressco LP [MIDLAND, Texas] (NASDAQ: CCLP) announced the appointment of Derek C. Coffie as Chief Financial Officer of CSI Compressco. Mr. Coffie succeeds Elijio V. Serrano, who has served as the Partnership’s interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Serrano, who will continue as Senior Vice President and CFO of TETRA Technologies, Inc. Mr. Coffie joins CSI Compressco from United Holdings, where he served as Vice President Finance and Controller since 2015. From 2008 to 2014, Mr. Coffie served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lennox International’s Heatcraft Worldwide Refrigeration division. From 2002 to 2008, he served as controller for Johnson Outdoors. Earlier roles include finance director of Steelcase Inc., director of finance of Johnson Controls Inc., and group controller of Illinois Tool Works. Mr. Coffie began his career at Monsanto.

NBTY, Inc. [RONKONKOMA, N.Y.] announced that it has appointed Stephen J. Conboy as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company. Formerly Chief Financial Officer for the NBTY Consumer Products Group Americas business, Steve joined NBTY in June 2015. Prior to joining NBTY, Mr. Conboy was with Colgate-Palmolive Company where he served as Vice President, Finance North America Division. He also gained CFO experience leading Colgate’s African/Middle East business and additional key regions prior to the North America role. Mr. Conboy began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers after graduating from Washington and Lee University.

Soligenix, Inc. [PRINCETON, N.J.] (OTCQB: SNGX) announced that it has appointed Karen Krumeich, as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Ms. Krumeich served as a consultant providing finance services to the Company and other healthcare companies. Previously, she worked as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for several development-stage life science companies, including Cerecor, Inc. and Mela Sciences, Inc. In addition to these positions, Ms. Krumeich was a healthcare consultant partner with Tatum, LLC, a national consulting firm, specializing in their life science practice. Prior to these positions, she held positions of increasing responsibility with several healthcare companies, including Bristol-Myers Squibb Company where she was Director of Health Systems and as Vice President of Finance for a national pharmacy provider. Ms. Krumeich began her career as a pharmacist and transitioned into finance after successfully completing the CPA exam.

Enova International [CHICAGO] (NYSE: ENVA) announced that Steve Cunningham is joining the leading financial technology company as Chief Financial Officer. He will succeed Rob Clifton. Steve most recently served as Discover’s Chief Risk Officer. He joined Discover as its Corporate Treasurer in 2010. Prior to Discover, Cunningham was the CFO of Harley-Davidson Financial Services, and spent eight years at Capital One Financial in various positions, including CFO for the Auto Finance segment, and CFO for the company’s banking segment. Cunningham also has experience as a bank regulator with the FDIC.

Air Lease Corporation [LOS ANGELES] (NYSE: AL) announced that has promoted Gregory Willis to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Willis joined ALC in March 2010 as its Vice President Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. In February 2012, he became its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Cumulus Media Inc. [ATLANTA, GA] (NASDAQ: CMLS) announced the appointment of John F. Abbot as Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. Abbot succeeds Joseph P. (“J.P.”) Hannan, who resigned his position after six years in order to pursue other interests. Abbot most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Telx Holdings Inc. Prior to his service at Telx, Abbot was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Insight Communications Company, Inc. He worked as CFO at Insight for eight years. During the prior nine years, he worked in the Global Media and Communications Group of the Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley, where he was a Managing Director. Abbot began his career as an associate at Goldman, Sachs & Co., and also served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy.

Intelligent Systems Corporation (NYSE: INS) announced that Bonnie L. Herron has decided to step down as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Herron, who joined the company almost thirty-four years ago and has been CFO since 1999. The Intelligent Systems’ board of directors has elected Karen J. Reynolds to succeed Herron as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining CoreCard, she was President and CFO of zBOOST, from 2008 until 2015, and has held senior management roles at a number of other technology and services companies over her 25+ year career.

The Joint Corp. [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] (NASDAQ: JYNT) announced the resignation of Francis T. Joyce from employment with the company as its Chief Financial Officer.

Capital Square 1031, LLC [RICHMOND, Va.] announced that Richard Stanard has joined the firm as chief financial officer. Stanard joins Capital Square 1031 from HITT Contracting Inc., where he spent 13 years as chief financial officer and treasurer. Prior to HITT, Stanard served as vice president of financial services at The Robert Martin Company. Previously, Stanard was a treasurer with First Winthrop Corporation (FWC) in Boston. Prior to FWC, Stanard was the project controller and regional director at Urban Investment and Development in Boston.

EnerNOC, Inc. [BOSTON] (NASDAQ: ENOC) announced that William Sorenson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Sorenson will succeed Neil Moses, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, who plans to retire. Sorenson will join the Company in August. Sorenson most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Acquia. Prior to Acquia, Sorenson served as Chief Financial Officer of Qlik Technologies. Earlier in his career, Sorenson held senior leadership positions at News Corporation, EMI Music Publishing, Bertelsmann AG and Acclaim Entertainment.

PRA Group, Inc. [NORFOLK, Va.] (NASDAQ: PRAA) announced that Pete Graham will be joining the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Graham is a 14-year veteran of General Electric Company (GE), having served most recently as a finance executive on the GE Capital exit plan team. His previous positions within GE Capital include chief financial officer for GE Commercial Distribution Finance and GE Capital Markets. He also served as global controller for Treasury and Global Funding Operations and controller and manager of Financial Planning and Analysis for GE Asset Management. Prior to joining GE, Graham was with KPMG LLP for 10 years.

Energy Focus, Inc. [SOLON, Ohio] (NASDAQ: EFOI) announced that Marcia Miller, Chief Financial Officer since July 2015, will be leaving the company. The Company has started a national search for a permanent CFO and announced that Michael Port, the Company’s Controller, will serve as its interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Port joined Energy Focus in April 2015, as interim Controller through the consulting firm Resources Global Professionals. Prior to joining Resources Global Professionals, Mr. Port held various senior level executive positions at both private and public companies, including Mork Process, Inc., Oglebay Norton Company, a shipping and industrial minerals company, and Hitachi Medical Systems of America, a distributor of diagnostic imaging products. He began his career at Ernst & Young.

Immunomedics, Inc. [MORRIS PLAINS, N.J.] (NASDAQ: IMMU) announced the appointment of Michael R. Garone as Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Garone replaces Peter P. Pfreundschuh, who has resigned from the Company. Michael Garone. From 2007 to 2016, he was Chief Financial Officer for Emisphere. Before joining Emisphere, Mr. Garone served as interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Astralis, Ltd. Prior to that, he served 20 years at AT&T, where he held several positions including Chief Financial Officer of AT&T Alascom.